Manoj Kumar Rahul @ Manoj Kumar v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.13853 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-143 Year-2022 Thana- BACHHWARA District- Begusarai ====================================================== Manoj Kumar Rahul @ Manoj Kumar S/O Rajkumar Chaudhary R/O Vill.- Jhamtiya, P.S.- Bachhwara, Dist.- Begusarai.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State Of Bihar Patna ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Anuj Kumar, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Upendra Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE CHANDRA PRAKASH SINGH ORAL ORDER 09-05-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in a case in connection with Bachhwara P.S. Case No. 143 of 2022 dated 17.06.2022 registered for the offence/s punishable u/ss 147, 148, 149, 341, 323, 427, 307, 332, 353, 431, 504 of the Indian Penal Code and Section 8B of the National Highways Act.

3. As per the prosecution case, during protest of 'Agneepath Scheme', 31 named and 100-150 unknown persons, allegedly, assembled and obstructed road traffic, burnt tyres and damaged the vehicles etc.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner is innocent and has falsely been implicated in this case. There is general and omnibus allegation against the petitioner. Nothing has been recovered from the conscious

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.13853 of 2025(2) dt.09-05-2025 2/2 possession of the petitioner. The petitioner has no concern with the alleged offence. Similarly situated co-accused has already been granted regular bail by the co-ordinate bench of this court vide order dated 18.05.2023 passed in Cr. Misc. No. 7839/2023. The petitioner has no criminal antecedent as stated at para 3 of the bail petition.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the bail petition of the petitioner.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, let the above named petitioner, in the event of his arrest/surrender within a period of six weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees Twenty thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned court concerned, Begusarai in connection with Bachhwara P.S. Case No. 143 of 2022, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

7. This application stands allowed.

(Chandra Prakash Singh, J) Gautam/- U T